Brown recalls a nativity play in which the boy playing Herod was off sick.

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"I now have regrets because the plan was to play Rosicky, but he was still too weak because he was sick, so I took the gamble on Nasri, " added Wenger.

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How sick of a society do we live in where attorneys can play god at the expense of the quality of life of others if you could even say she was alive at all.

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The Affordable Care Act forces insurance companies to play by a new set of common sense rules, prohibiting them from dropping your coverage if you get sick, billing you into bankruptcy through annual or lifetime limits, and, soon, discriminating against anyone with a pre-existing condition.

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To this day there's still the perception that workers who need time off to care for a sick parent, or who want a more flexible schedule so they can go to the potluck or the play or the parent-teacher conference, are somehow less committed or less desirable.

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